Pre-op protein drinks

Hi, I'm new 2 this site. My surgery is scheduled for 7-11-05. My doctor ordered me on 4 protein drinks per day. But I can barely get down 2! I hate the taste of milk and this Advocare taste just like it, whether I have berry, vanilla, or chocolate! HELP! What could happen if I don't drink all of these?

Casey, see the post just before this one. Unjury is great stuff and the unflavored might be just what you need. It can be mixed with lots of other things besides milk. Brenda

Casey my surgery is on Monday also. If you don't like milk type stuff GNC has a protein drink called Isopure. I am trying the Alpine Punch flavor today and It is excellent. How many grams of protein do you need to get in per day. My doctor said for a Woman 60-70 grms. for men 70-80 grms. The 20 oz bottle that I have has 40 grms of protein. They also sell it in a powder form and 2 scoops of it is 50 grms. of protein. You can also get a tasteless protein powder called Any Whey at GNC and add it to chicken broth, I did that today and it was really good. I couldn't get down some of the protein shakes either. But these things have been really good. Take Care, Tina

I don't like unjury,isopure or optisource. I decided to drink Carnation *no sugar added* and spirutein. Both were approved by the nutritionist. The rest of the protein drinks make me gag. Mel If you don't like milk--there's always Rice dream or Soy dream.

There are a lot of good tasting protein drinks out there. www.bariatriceating.com sells great ones and they have a sampler package with samples from several companies and also ones that taste like fruit drinks (lemonaide, apple, strawberry/kiwi etc.) and the prices are better than any other place I have checked, even with shipping costs. Good luck with finding a good drink and with your surgery. Sally